See down under on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Refers to the fact that the Australian continent lies south of, colloquially thought of as 'below' or 'under', the equator.",
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"(idiomatic) In Australia."
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"Into Australia; to Australia."
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"(idiomatic) Into Australia; to Australia."
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"Hell; in Hell."
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"(euphemistic, rare) Hell; in Hell."
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"In Australia."
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"(idiomatic) In Australia."
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"glosses": [
"Into Australia; to Australia."
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"(idiomatic) Into Australia; to Australia."
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"By extension, anywhere, or to anywhere, south of the Equator"
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"Hell; in Hell."
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"code": "ba",
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"lang": "Bashkir",
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"sense": "in Australia",
"word": "Австралияла"
},
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "in Australia",
"word": "Australiassa"
},
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"english": "where",
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"roman": "v Avstrálii",
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"word": "в Австра́лии"
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"word": "Австралияға"
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"roman": "v Avstráliju",
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}
],
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}
Download raw JSONL data for down under meaning in All languages combined (2.9kB)
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